Oil-absorber for needle-bars of sewing-machines.



' L. F. S ELL. 01L ABSORBER FOR NEEDLE 0F SEWING MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 13, 1915.

1,203,143. Patented Oct. 31,1916.

WITNESSES: IN VEN TOR.

LEON F. SHACKELL, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

OIL-ABSORBER FOR NEEDLE-BARS OF SEVJING-IVIACHINES.

Application filed September 13, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEON F. SHACKELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Oil-Absorber for Needle-l3ars of Sewing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in I oil-absorbers for needle-bars of sewing machines; and the objects of my invention are, first, to provide a device for absorbing from the needle-bar any excess of lubricating oil which may tend to work its way down from the machine head over the needle-bar and needle, and ultimately spot materials which are being stitched; and, second, to obviate the necessity of stitching back and forth through waste material each time that the machine is oiled. I attain these objects by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure l is a view of part of a sewing machine head, showing the needle-bar, to which the oil-absorber has been adapted; Fig. 2, an enlarged View of the oil-absorber; and Fig. 3, a cross-sectional View of the needle-bar and of the oil-absorber as adapted to it.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the three views.

Into one end of a rectangular strip of ab- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Got. 31, 1916.

Serial No. 50,431.

or hole 8 for the engagement of the tongue 2. v

To prevent the hole 3 from tearing out when the device is adapted to the needle-bar, the absorbent material adjacent to the hole 3 is preferably reinforced with metal to form an eyelet, or with a suitable tough, fibrous material such as paper, cardboard, cloth, leather or the like. Such a reinforcement is shown in Fig. 2.

Figs. 1 and 3 illustrate the manner in which my invention is put to use. At a convenient point above the needle 4L the absorbent material 1 is bent around the needle-bar 5, the tongue 2 is thrust through the hole 3 and then bent back upon itself (see Fig. 3) so that the absorbent material 1 is held as a circlet in contact with the needle-bar 5.

I claim:

An oil absorbent device for needle bars comprising a strip of absorbent material having an eye at one end and a metal tongue secured to the other end thereof.

LEON F. SHAOKELL.

Witnesses:

GENEVIEVE A. MURPHY, ANNA E. KENTHAN.

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